Dead Island day one patch is big

Thirty-seven fixes lined-up for the zombie action RPG from Techland.

Dead Island hits the UK on Friday and gamers picking up the Zombie action RPG will be greeted by a day one patch designed to fix some of the game's many reported problems.

Destructoid has published a list of 37 fixes received with its review copy, but notes there are many other problems which need fixing besides.

• Fixed map synchronization when player joins during map load
• Fixed saving player re-spawn position when playing in co-op mode
• Fixed occasional inability to complete sidequests in Laboratory
• Improved enemy awareness (zombies)
• Fixed occasional bug with NPC's hands bend (IK)
• Fixed spawning enemies in some quests after joining co-op game
• Fixed showing locations on invisible NPCs
• Fixed potential path blocker when quest "Knockin' on heaven's door" was completed before talking to Dominik during the "On the air" quest
• Fixed displaying gather rings near some doors
• Fixed enemy reaction to fire
• Fixed enemies' health and stamina bars in co-op
• Fixed filtering of games in lobby
• Volume of pickup's engine has been increased
• Fixed a number of issues causing game instability
• Fixed the switching of maps upon player death
• Fixed enemies unable to reach the player on some arenas
• Thrown items cannot be picked up by co-op players for five minutes
• Items from freshly opened containers cannot be picked up by other players for five seconds to prevent theft
• Fixed animation glitch when trading with team members
• More than one player can use a ladder at the same time
• Fixed stomping execution animation when target's attacked by a second player
• Fixed the infinite respawning of shooting enemies
• Fixed not hiding menu if players die inside a vehicle
• Fixed item level calculation when playing New Game Plus
• Added information about players requesting pause in co-op
• Fixed A.I. animation glitch after fast-traveling or using a map portal
• Added distinction between quest checkpoints and other types of saves
• Fixed bug causing all inventory to disappear
• Fixed reloading and kicking. After the clip goes in, the reload is a success
• Purna can gain bonus rage from both "Grim Inspiration" and "Inspiring Kick"
• Only "Walker" type enemies increase the extra XP of the "Combo" skill from Xian's Survival skill tree
• Health regeneration is disabled during grabs
• Focus on items in shops not changing after selling or buying
• More HP for NPCs in escort missions
• Butcher enemies won't spawn at all during escort missions (hooray!)
• Fixed tracking after loading checkpoint.
• Increased minimum vertical distance to count a waypoint as passed for NPCs (they no longer wander back-and-forth).

Look out for our verdict on the game soon. Those picking up the game this Friday might want to investigate the supporting iOS app too.